Sad-iron



no Model.)

M. F. CONNETT & O. A. POST.

SAD IRON.

Patented Apr. 16, 1 895 NITYED STATES ATENT' rFrc MATTHEW F. CONNETT AND CHARLES A. POST, OF BUFFALO, NEW'YORK, ASSIGNORS TO J. A. THISSELL, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SAD-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 537,751, dated April 16, 18 95.

Application filed July 5, 1894. Serial No. 516,685. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it k nown that we, MATTHEW F. CONNETT and CHARLES A. Posr, citizens of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented,

certain new and useful Improvements in Sad- Irons; and we do hereby-declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to inake and use the same.

This invention relates to sad irons. The object of the invention is to produce a sad iron of such construction as to allow of Is its being heated on a stove in the usual way, or by placing it over a gas or other burner, and which will be of such form as to insure its having a firm seat on a burner when placed in position for heating by this means.

With this object in view, theinvention consists of the novel construction as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1, is a perspective View of a sad iron made in accordance with our invention, showing in dotted linesthe position to which the handle is turned when a burner is introduced for heating the iron. Fig. 2, is an inverted 3 plan view of the upper portion of the sad iron.

Fig. 3, is a perspective view of the lower portion of the sad iron; and Fig. 4, is a side eleva'tion showing the sad iron in position on a gas burner, with a pair of curling irons placed therein, the handle being shown turned aside to allow the introduction of a burner.

In making irons in accordance with our invention,they are preferably madein two main parts, one of which has a recess so that an in- 4 terior chamber will be formed when the parts are connected.

In the present embodiment of the inven tion, the lower portion A, of the sad iron, which is as usual in these articles provided with a smooth, fiat bottom face, is made in a separate piece from the upper part B. The lower part A, is provided with a recess a, from which extend grooves a, a, running nearly to the rear end of the iron. In the'recess, at

a point about the center of the iron, is a depression a forv the reception of the end of a gas or other burner, when the burner is introduced, for the purpose of heating the iron, as shown in Fig. 4. of the drawings. The depression serves to retain the end of the burner in place, and thus to firmly hold the iron in position on the burner.

V Extending around the upper edge of the wall of the recess at the sides of the iron, and along a portion of the rear edge of the wall are a series of notches ad, which form outlets for the products of combustion which takes place in the chamber, and which also admit sufficient air to support such combustion.

In the rear of the part A, of the sad iron,

is a raised portion a, having its upper face on a level with the outer edge of the lower part. This raised portion is provided with two or more grooves or channels a extending to the rear of the iron, for permitting the in troduction of curling irons or the like. In the raised portion a, between the grooves or channels, is an opening a for the reception of a screw 0. for use in connecting the upper and lower parts of the article.

The upper portion B, is of the same general contour as thelower portion,and its lower surface around the edge is preferably plain toinsure its resting firmly on the outer edge of the lower portion. On the lower face of the portion B, near the front end thereof,isa nib or projection 12, which fits closely into the extreme front end of the recess a, and prevents independent side movement of the parts. At about the center of the upper part is an opening b, for the reception of the screw a From this construction, it will be seen, that when the parts are placed in position, and the screw a introduced, the parts A and B will be held firmly together. The upper portion is provided with an opening 5' for the receptionof a gas or other burner, and this opening has a series of radial extensions for the inlet of air around the burner when in position.

The lower face of the upper portion is provided with two grooves b corresponding to those in the lower portion, and forming with them, when the parts are assembled, two

openings extending into the sad iron. The

grooves both in the upper and lower parts, are separated from the chamber in the interior of the iron by a wall which is thin enough to permit the heating of articles placed in the openings from the burner introduced into the chamber. The grooves being thus separated from the flame, prevent the articles placed in them from being soiled from the flame of the burner.

The handle 0, of the sad iron is connected to the top portion B in any suitable way by which it can be moved to allow the introduction of a burner through the opening I), which opening is preferably placed in a position beneath the handle when the latter is in position for using the iron. In the form now shown, the handle is pivoted atits front end,as shown at N, to allow of its being turned to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and in full lines in Fig. 4. The rear end of the handle is providedwith a catch 0, designed to enter the indentation in the block 6 on the upper face of the portion B.

In using the device when constructed as herein described, and when it is desired to heat it by means of a gas or other burner, it is only necessary to turn aside the handle, turn the iron to bring the upper part downward, and introduce the burner through the opening 1'), into the chamber a. The gas being ignited, it will burn in the chamber in the interior of the iron, being supplied with air through the indentations a and these indentations being equally distributed, the iron will be heated uniformly throughout. When the iron has been sufficiently heated it may be applied to the usual uses of such articles or curling irons or thelike may be introduced for heating.

The iron may be used asastove if desired, by placing an article to be heated on the smooth face of the portion A, when it is uppermost. Nothing in the construction incident to adapting the iron for heating on a gas burner, will prevent it from being heated on a stove, and the article made as described is capable of all the uses of an ordinary sad iron.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A sad iron comprising two parts, thelower portion being provided on its upper face with a recess, a depression in the recess, at about the center of the iron, and having notches around the wall of the recess at the sides thereof, the upper portion being provided with an opening for the reception of a gas or other burner, arranged opposite the depression in thelower part, and a swinging handle attached to the upper portion and occupying a position over the opening when ready for use, substantially as described.

2. A sad iron comprising two main portions, thelower one being provided with a recess and with a raised portion in its rear part, the raised portion having grooves extending from the rear of the iron-and the ends of the grooves being formed by a thin wall adjacent to the recess, the upper portion having on its lower face, grooves corresponding to those in the lower portion, and being provided with an opening for the reception of a gas or other burner, and a screw for connecting the parts, substantially as described.

3. A sad iron, comprising two main portions, the lower portion being provided with a recess, with extensions running rearward from the recess, with a raised portion having grooves extending from the rear of the iron, and with notches around the sides and a portion of the rear face, the upper portion being provided with grooves corresponding to those in the lower portion, and with an opening for the reception of a gas or other burner, and at its front end with a nib or projection entering the front end of the recess in the lower portion, and a screw for connecting the parts, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

MATTHEYV F. CONNETT. CHARLES A. POST.

Witnesses:

J. A. THISSELL, ANGUS GILLESPIE. 

